# 2006–07 Leyton Orient F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Leyton Orient's 108th season and their 91st in the Football League. It was their first season back in the third tier of the English football league system, Football League One, following promotion in the 2005–06 season. Orient avoided relegation from League One, finishing 20th, and also took part in the FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, but were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup and Football League Trophy, and the first round of the League Cup.

## Competitions
### League One
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 53 | |
| 19 | Bournemouth | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 52 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 51 | |
| 21 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 47 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Bradford City (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 47 | Relegation to Football League Two |

#### Results

League One match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 August 2006 | Port Vale | A | L | 0–3 | | 5,631 |
| 8 August 2006 | Millwall | H | W | 2–0 | Steele 45', Alexander 78' | 6,142 |
| 12 August 2006 | AFC Bournemouth | H | W | 3–2 | Alexander 28', Steele 67', 90' | 4,474 |
| 19 August 2006 | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–3 | Steele 68' | 7,160 |
| 26 August 2006 | Swansea City | H | L | 0–1 | | 4,162 |
| 2 September 2006 | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–3 | | 6,446 |
| 9 September 2006 | Brentford | H | D | 1–1 | Simpson 15' | 5,420 |
| 12 September 2006 | Bristol City | A | L | 1–2 | Lockwood 66' pen. | 9,726 |
| 16 September 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | L | 1–4 | Lockwood 83' pen. | 6,003 |
| 23 September 2006 | Rotherham United | H | L | 2–3 | Chambers 20', Miller 68' | 4,063 |
| 26 September 2006 | Gillingham | H | D | 3–3 | Lockwood 77' pen., 85', 88' | 4,648 |
| 30 September 2006 | Blackpool | A | L | 0–3 | | 5,298 |
| 7 October 2006 | Chesterfield | H | D | 0–0 | | 4,309 |
| 14 October 2006 | Oldham Athletic | A | D | 3–3 | Ibehre 9', Alexander 59', 86' | 5,014 |
| 21 October 2006 | Cheltenham Town | H | W | 2–0 | Alexander 6', Lockwood 66' pen. | 4,310 |
| 28 October 2006 | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 1–3 | Easton 10' | 4,795 |
| 4 November 2006 | Doncaster Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,447 |
| 18 November 2006 | Yeovil Town | H | D | 0–0 | | 4,842 |
| 5 December 2006 | Bradford City | H | L | 1–2 | Thelwell 29' | 3,529 |
| 9 December 2006 | Huddersfield Town | H | W | 1–0 | Alexander 28' | 4,300 |
| 16 December 2006 | Nottingham Forest | A | W | 3–1 | Guttridge 25', Chambers 45', Corden 69' | 23,109 |
| 19 December 2006 | Northampton Town | A | W | 1–0 | Connor 79' | 4,728 |
| 23 December 2006 | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 1–1 | Lockwood 47' pen. | 4,371 |
| 26 December 2006 | Gillingham | A | L | 1–2 | Walker 35' | 8,216 |
| 30 December 2006 | Rotherham United | A | D | 2–2 | Chambers 15, Alexander 52' | 4,715 |
| 1 January 2007 | Bristol City | H | D | 1–1 | Lockwood 62' pen. | 4,814 |
| 13 January 2007 | Brentford | A | D | 2–2 | Ibehre 26', Connor 84' | 6,765 |
| 20 January 2007 | Blackpool | H | L | 0–1 | | 5,217 |
| 27 January 2007 | Crewe Alexandra | A | W | 4–0 | Chambers 45', Corden 51', Ibehre 67', Tudor 83' | 5,280 |
| 3 February 2007 | Port Vale | H | W | 2–1 | Lockwood 68', Ibehre 86' | 4,295 |
| 10 February 2007 | AFC Bournemouth | A | L | 0–5 | | 5,985 |
| 13 February 2007 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | L | 1–4 | Demetriou 87' | 4,670 |
| 17 February 2007 | Carlisle United | H | D | 1–1 | Lockwood 47' | 4,449 |
| 20 February 2007 | Millwall | A | W | 5–2 | Alexander 66' o.g., Hubertz 69' | 10,356 |
| 24 February 2007 | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 3–1 | Miller 18', Jarvis 29', 39' | 4,832 |
| 3 March 2007 | Swansea City | A | D | 0–0 | | 12,901 |
| 10 March 2007 | Chesterfield | A | W | 1–0 | Tudor 53' | 3,665 |
| 17 March 2007 | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 2–2 | Alexander 13, Hooper 70 | 5,443 |
| 24 March 2007 | Scunthorpe United | H | D | 2–2 | Corden 41', Hooper 87' | 5,869 |
| 31 March 2007 | Cheltenham Town | A | L | 1–2 | Finnigan 13', Melligan 61' | 4,300 |
| 7 April 2007 | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 5,459 |
| 9 April 2007 | Yeovil Town | A | L | 1–2 | Jarvis 31' | 5,206 |
| 14 April 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Alexander 36' | 4,697 |
| 21 April 2007 | Bradford City | A | W | 2–0 | Alexander 62', Tann 65' | 10,665 |
| 28 April 2007 | Nottingham Forest | H | L | 1–3 | Lockwood 9' | 7,206 |
| 5 May 2007 | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Demetriou 59' | 10,842 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 11 November 2006 | Notts County | H | W | 2–1 | Corden 12', Miller 58' | 3,011 |
| Second round | 2 December 2006 | Torquay United | A | D | 1–1 | Corden 76' | 2,392 |
| Second round replay | 12 December 2006 | Torquay United | H | L | 1–2 | Walker 58' | 2,384 |

### Football League Cup

Football League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 24 August 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | H | L | 0–3 | | 3,058 | |

### Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Second round | 1 November 2006 | Leyton Orient | H | L | 1–3 | Duncan 63' | 1,118 | |